A New and Enlarged Military Dictionary: Or, Alphabetical Explanation of Technical Terms: Containing, Among Other Matter, a Succinet Account of the Different Systems of Fortification, Tactics, &c. Also the Various French Phrases and Words that Have an Immediate, Or Relative, Connection with the British Service, Or May Tend to Give General Information on Military Subjects in Either LanguageT. Egerton at the Military Library, 1805 - 1008 páginas |
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... close , so that the fixed pike advanced before the first ; though the number might square , the figure was oblong , answerable unto the quincuncial quadrate of Curtius . According to this square , Thucydides delivers , the Athenians ...
... close , so that the fixed pike advanced before the first ; though the number might square , the figure was oblong , answerable unto the quincuncial quadrate of Curtius . According to this square , Thucydides delivers , the Athenians ...
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... close this long Preface with little courtesy to them , and less advantage to myself , were I to omit soliciting on this occasion , their friendly communications . Hints , suggestions , and corrections , for the improvement of this ...
... close this long Preface with little courtesy to them , and less advantage to myself , were I to omit soliciting on this occasion , their friendly communications . Hints , suggestions , and corrections , for the improvement of this ...
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... close to the frame of the foundation , cutting them off a little above it , to secure it from slipping aside out of its place , and to bind the ground under the pier firnier : for , as the safety of the whole bridge de- pends on the ...
... close to the frame of the foundation , cutting them off a little above it , to secure it from slipping aside out of its place , and to bind the ground under the pier firnier : for , as the safety of the whole bridge de- pends on the ...
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... close by the frame of a foundation , to keep it firm , or eise they are to form a case or jet- tée about the stilts , to keep the stones within it , that are thrown in to fill it up : in this case the piles are grooved , driven at a ...
... close by the frame of a foundation , to keep it firm , or eise they are to form a case or jet- tée about the stilts , to keep the stones within it , that are thrown in to fill it up : in this case the piles are grooved , driven at a ...
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... close together , to obtain , though they be fewer in number , larger and more com- modious streets : the entrances of all the companies tents face the streets , except the first tent of each row belonging to the serjeants , which faces ...
... close together , to obtain , though they be fewer in number , larger and more com- modious streets : the entrances of all the companies tents face the streets , except the first tent of each row belonging to the serjeants , which faces ...
Términos y frases comunes
according ancient angle arms army artillery attack bastion battalion battery battle belonging besieged body brigade called camp cannon captain carriage cavalry chief colours column commanding officer consists corps counterscarp court-martial cover defence deputy lieutenants detached diameter direction distance ditch division duty earth enemy enemy's equal expence face feet files fire flank foot fortification France French front gabions garrison given glacis grenadiers ground guard GUERRE hastati head horse inches infantry iron king lieutenant likewise manner Marshal Saxe mealed powder means ment military sense militia mortar motion movement neral non-commissioned officers observed old French parapet person purpose quarters rampart rank ravelin rear regiment regulations Roman saltpetre secretary at war serjeant serve shot side siege signifies soldiers sometimes sort squadrons square sword term tion toises town troops weight wheel whole word